sometimes you wanna go where everybody knows your name
Friday, May 27th, 2011 02:25 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
erikaThere have been many circling memes on DW, but perhaps none quite like this.
This is a circling meme for the mentally ill.
For the purposes of this circling meme, "mentally ill" means you have a diagnosed mental illness, which includes but is not limited to: bipolar disorder, any personality disorder, depression, any anxiety disorder including panic disorder, disassociative identity disorder, ADHD, schizophrenia, or various combinations of the above.
(If you see a therapist, a psychiatrist, or another medical professional for mental health symptoms, even if you don't know your diagnosis, you're also welcome. If your mental illness is in remission/in good management, you are still welcome.)
Basically, if one of the topics on your journal is your own mental illness, I want you! Comment away, with whatever information you feel is appropriate, but here's a template:
Your identity: not necessarily A/S/L (though you can feel free to put that in) but relevant information that might tell people why they should read you or would want to get to know you. Feel free to link to a sticky post.
Your diagnosis: only if you're comfortable sharing this information on a public entry. Be as specific as you like, but generalities are fine.
How many entries you typically write a week: Within a given range is fine.
Other topics you discuss on your journal: college, your children, your pets, fandom(s), boy/girl trouble, etc.
Interests / hobbies you have: knitting, making icons, programming, etc. (This may overlap with the "topics" question, that's okay!)
Feel free to skip these next few, but I find the answers interesting:
Finish this sentence: I think mentally ill people are . . .
Finish this sentence: The use of the word 'crazy' by a non-mentally ill person. . .
Anything else you'd like to share!
This is a circling meme for the mentally ill.
For the purposes of this circling meme, "mentally ill" means you have a diagnosed mental illness, which includes but is not limited to: bipolar disorder, any personality disorder, depression, any anxiety disorder including panic disorder, disassociative identity disorder, ADHD, schizophrenia, or various combinations of the above.
(If you see a therapist, a psychiatrist, or another medical professional for mental health symptoms, even if you don't know your diagnosis, you're also welcome. If your mental illness is in remission/in good management, you are still welcome.)
Basically, if one of the topics on your journal is your own mental illness, I want you! Comment away, with whatever information you feel is appropriate, but here's a template:
Your identity: not necessarily A/S/L (though you can feel free to put that in) but relevant information that might tell people why they should read you or would want to get to know you. Feel free to link to a sticky post.
Your diagnosis: only if you're comfortable sharing this information on a public entry. Be as specific as you like, but generalities are fine.
How many entries you typically write a week: Within a given range is fine.
Other topics you discuss on your journal: college, your children, your pets, fandom(s), boy/girl trouble, etc.
Interests / hobbies you have: knitting, making icons, programming, etc. (This may overlap with the "topics" question, that's okay!)
Feel free to skip these next few, but I find the answers interesting:
Finish this sentence: I think mentally ill people are . . .
Finish this sentence: The use of the word 'crazy' by a non-mentally ill person. . .
Anything else you'd like to share!
(Please note that if you want
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for any reason
PM is the best place to do that,
not on this entry.)
to discuss this entry with me
for any reason
PM is the best place to do that,
not on this entry.)
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on Sunday, May 29th, 2011 01:31 am (UTC)My diagnos[is/es]: PTSD and MPD, depression and anxiety often show up in my case notes but it's been quite a while since either was my primary diagnosis.
I typically write around this many entries a week: Anywhere from two to twenty, depending on the week.
Other topics I discuss on my journal: Daily life, my teaching, the anime I'm watching or manga I'm reading, the book/author that has pissed me off lately, the agonies of web-design (especially inventive curses placed upon the platform I'm wrestling with), my cats, home improvement projects (often also accompanied by curses). Mental health comes up infrequently, at least not directly. There are subscription filters for most of this.
Interests / hobbies you have: Gardening. Writing.
I think mentally ill people are . . . just like anyone else, only dealing with some particular Thing in their lives. Like owning an elephant, only different.
The use of the word crazy by a non-mentally ill person . . . doesn't generally bug me unless it's used as that annoyingly blanket pejorative, or a way to dismiss someone/thing.
Anything else to share?: I'm quite fannish, but I also like good discussions outside that. Theory, politics, recipes, cat pictures, all that good stuff. Also, I hate the medical profession with an undying passion, and the insurance companies even worse.
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on Monday, May 30th, 2011 12:47 pm (UTC)no subject
on Monday, May 30th, 2011 03:40 pm (UTC)no subject
on Wednesday, June 1st, 2011 04:18 am (UTC)Add?
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on Wednesday, June 1st, 2011 04:34 am (UTC)Sure! I would totally be interested in all your filters, though I might not comment much on WoW entries. I still love reading them about people's gaming.